Broward Teachers Urged To "Work To The Rule"

November 6, 2009|Posted by Kathy Bushouse on November 6, 2009 01:29 PM

As the Broward Teachers Union?s contract talks with the district continue, the union is calling on its members to ?work to the rule? starting Monday and running through Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving.

Work to the rule is basically working to what?s exactly stipulated in teachers? contracts ? that means no grading papers at home, no after-school tutoring, no parent conferences, or any activity for which teachers aren?t paid and isn?t outlined in the contract.

The teachers union website states that ?if teachers and other school employees receive concerns from parents or community supporters, members can use the opportunity to speak to them about eliminating district waste instead of laying off teachers and freezing employees? wages.?

The union took a similar tack last year, when contract negotiations stalled.

Union officials also are planning a ?Three Strikes? protest at the school district?s headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Board members are supposed to be at the district that day for their organizational meeting and for a workshop where they?ll discuss building project delays and property purchases.